jpdb beta

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

3

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

5

publication

15

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

next month

2

bookshop; bookstore

5

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

good impression; favorable impression

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

4

making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen

4

popular writer

1

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

on countless occasions; many a time

2

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

oh!; oh?; my!

1

movie director; film director

3

while passing each other

1

planning; project; plan; design

1

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

in the future; another day; later

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

2

at that time; that time

1

New Year

1

to dodge; to evade

1

woman writer; lady writer; authoress

1

to be deep in talk

2

to turn one's face away

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

1

every night

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

6

because; as; since

1

shower

2

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

other than; excluding; without

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

1

back light; backlight; backlite; backup light

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separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

2

several steps

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